396 Haitian migrants detained on 50-foot boat near Bahamas

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The U.S. Coast Guard has detained a boat carrying 396 Haitian migrants near the Bahamas in one of the biggest human smuggling incidents in the region, Bahamian officials said.

Published 4 months ago · Washington, United States

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Boat carrying 396 Haitian migrants intercepted by US Coast Guard

A 50ft boat carrying almost 400 Haitian people was intercepted by the US Coast Guard (USCG) near the Bahamas on Saturday, 21 January. Bahamian officials said it was one of the biggest human smuggling incidents in the region. It comes as thousands of Haitians are fleeing a spike in gang violence and political instability in the country, which has no democratically-elected institutions. The migrants were detained to the Cay Sal island between Flor…

4 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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396 Haitian migrants detained on 50-foot boat near Bahamas

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CBS News

Coast Guard stops boat with nearly 400 Haitians off Bahamas, likely headed to Florida

Thousands of Haitians are fleeing a spike in gang violence and deepening political instability in their country

5 months ago·New York, United States

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Officials: 396 Haitian migrants detained near Bahamas

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has detained a boat carrying 396 Haitian migrants near the Bahamas in one of the biggest human smuggling incidents in the region, Bahamian officials said. The migrants were detained close to the far-flung Cay Sal island located between Florida and Cuba, immigration officials in the Bahamas said in a statement Sunday. They said the migrants will be processed on the Bahamian island of Inagua and la…

5 months ago·Panama City, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

Officials: 396 Haitian migrants detained near Bahamas

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has detained a boat carrying 396 Haitian migrants near the Bahamas in one of the biggest human smuggling incidents in […]

5 months ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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